Developing accessible technologies for a changing world: understanding how people with vision impairment use smartphones

• Published in: Disability & society Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 111 - 128
• Main Authors: Locke, Kathryn, McRae, Leanne, Peaty, Gwyneth, Ellis, Katie, Kent, Mike
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: accessibility; Blindness; Disability; Physical disabilities; Smartphones; Technology; Uptake; Vision; Visual impairment

Over a six week period, 845 people with low vision or blindness responded to our survey regarding how they used their smartphone, contributing to the first ever large-scale research project on the importance of smartphones in the Australian blind community. The results were significant − 79% of peop...